Louis Audet, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cogeco Inc.

Louis Audet, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cogeco Inc. speaking to the Canadian Club of Toronto – “Balancing risk and growth in an interconnected world”

– Toronto, ON

Louis Audet, President and CEO, will share Cogeco’s vision on profitable growth combining domestic initiatives with reaching out into new geographies. Beyond commercial and financial success, how can Canada achieve its destiny? How far does Canada’s responsibility extend into world affairs? Cogeco is connected on growth and social responsibility.

Biography
Mr. Audet has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc. since 1993. He joined Cogeco in 1981, occupying several positions including Vice President, Marketing and Development, Executive Vice President, as well as President and Chief Operating Officer.

He has led the drive at Cogeco to establish the company as a leader in the telecommunications sector.

He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc., and a member of their respective Strategic Opportunities Committee. Mr. Audet is also a member of the Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) Capital Campaign Cabinet and President of the major fundraising campaign of the Old Brewery Mission Foundation.

He previously sat on the Boards of Directors of the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association, Clarica, CableLabs, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, the Corporation de l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Association canadienne de la radio et de la télévision de langue française, and served as Governor of the Council on Canadian Unity. He was also Chairman of the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Development Fund.

Mr. Audet holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School (Boston, MA) and has graduated from École Polytechnique (Montréal) with an Engineering Degree, Electronics and Communications. He holds a college diploma (DEC) from Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (Montréal).

He was named Member of the Order of Canada in 2013. He was inducted, in 2012, into the Club des entrepreneurs du Conseil du patronat du Québec. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Université de Montréal Alumni Association in 2010, as well as the Merit Award of the École Polytechnique Alumni Association in 2008.

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